Posts Tagged ‘swine-flu’

Swine flu pandemic ‘not yet over’

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 17:20 Comments Off

The WHO head warns the global swine flu pandemic is not over and the virus could still mutate into a more dangerous strain.

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Scientists unveil bionic fingers

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 5:00 Comments Off

Experts unveil what they claim are the world’s first bionic fingers, which they hope will transform people with missing digits lives.

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First swine flu deaths in Gaza

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 5:00 Comments Off

Two Women and a baby are the first people to die of swine flu in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry has revealed.

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Swine flu hits Tanzania gem mine

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12:21 Comments Off

Tanzanian authorities try to close a diamond mine because of swine flu, but the miners refuse to leave.

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Jump in global swine flu deaths

Friday, November 27, 2009 10:46 Comments Off

The global number of swine flu deaths jumps by over 1,000 in a week, with an 85% rise in Europe, new figures show.

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Paralysed

Monday, November 23, 2009 4:15 Comments Off

A rugby player on the emotional impact of his injury

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Why dirt ‘can be good for children’

Monday, November 23, 2009 4:15 1 Comment

Children should be allowed to get dirty, according to scientists who say being too clean can impair the skin’s ability to heal.

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Four on Hajj killed by swine flu

Monday, November 23, 2009 4:15 Comments Off

Four people die of swine flu as they take part in this year’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca, reports say.

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Cuba swine flu ‘from US tourists’

Saturday, October 31, 2009 16:48 Comments Off

Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro blames the growth of swine flu on the increased numbers of US visitors on the island.

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Obama to lift HIV entry ban soon

Friday, October 30, 2009 14:21 Comments Off

President Barack Obama says he will end the 22-year ban on people with HIV entering the US from the start of 2010.

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